Orchards
The development of high yield Permaculture orchards in this area requires careful design, which encompasses the creation of microclimates and good species selection. We have sought advice on this, and have bought cultivars developed by the Scottish Crop Institute. East Malling and Long Aston research stations. Other sources included; Sweden, Canada, the Siberian Taiga and North Yorkshire. By identification of heavily cropping plants in similar localities, it will be possible to breed high yield local strains. There is important work to be done through the grafting of high yield varieties of fruit on local stock, and a good cropping local apple tree can be grafted onto specially bred or local root stock. It will be possible to build up a valuable stock/resource of hardy trees and shrubs, and over a period of time, will be possible to develop high yield varieties adapted to local conditions. More tender fruit will be grown in a microclimate provided by shelter plants, which themselves will be useful species, (as listed) ,or for example, nitrogen fixers like Alder. All plants will be suited to the locality, being hardy, acid loving tolerant species. Many are also wetland plants, and present great opportunities for increasing the yield of marsh and bogland. Shrubs providing shelter have been planted. These included the following species; Vacciniun, Rubus, Gaultheria and Salix.